English
Etymology
French accrû, Old French acreü, past participle of accroitre, Old French acroistre to increase; Latin ad + crescere to increase. Compare Accretion, Accresce, Accrete, Crew. See Crescent
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- To increase, to augment; to come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent.
#:*And though power failed, her courage did accrue - Spenser
#:*Interest accrues to principal - Abbott
#:*The great and essential advantages accruing to society from the freedom of the press - Junius
- accounting To be incurred as a result of the passage of time.
#: The monthly financial statements show all the actual but only some of the accrued expenses.
Translations
Dutch: verhogen, groeien
Finnish: kasvaa
French: accroître
German: anfallen
Interlingua: accrescer, aAccumular
Italian: accrescersi
Spanish: acrecentarse
Noun
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- obsolete Something that accrues; advantage accruing
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